Using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as a lead poisoning diagnostic criterion

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Ricardo Cordeiro¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Departamento de Saúde PúblicaBotucatu SP ,Brazil

关键词: Lead;    Lead Poisoning;    Risk;    Biological Exposure Limit;    Occupational Health;    Chumbo;    Saturnismo;    Risco;    Limite de Tolerância Biológica;    Saúde Ocupacional;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X1996000100013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In general, biological exposure limits are only used for the promotion and preservation of workers' health and are not applied for diagnostic purposes. However, the issue is controversial for certain types of occupational poisoning. This paper proposes the utilization of biological exposure limits currently applied to blood lead levels in Brazil as an important criterion for diagnosing occupational lead poisoning. The author argues that contrary to the traditional clinical criterion, one should deal with the diagnostic problem of lead poisoning from an epidemiological perspective, using the current Brazilian value for the biological exposure limit applied to blood lead level as an indicator of high relative risk.

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